World No.3 PV Sindhu will be up against World No.2 Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships 2018.

India's PV Sindhu displayed a superlative performance in the BWF World Championships 2018 quarter-finals to beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games to enter the semi-finals of the tournament. The Indian star will meet another Japanese, Akane Yamaguchi, in last four. In the head-to-head record, PV Sindhu enjoys a comfortable 6-4 lead against Akane Yamaguchi and would like to better her record further in a bid to enter her second straight tournament final. If Sindhu reaches the final, she will either face Olympic Champion Carolina Marin or He Bingjiao of China. Earlier this year, World No. 2 Yamaguchi beat World No.3 Sindhu 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 in the All England Open.